It really is FAR too early on a Sunday morning to have to pull out the *blank stare* however, it is 8:27 a.m. And I have already had to. So I'm driving to work looking for some gospel to listen to while. I sojourn to slavery, and the Jesse Jackson show catches my attention. A woman called from West Virginia- she sounded to be maybe 60-65 years old. Her comment was "so when Mr. Obama becomes our President, will that cause oppression of non-Black people?"

**blank stare**

As if this man is sitting on his campaign plane saying to himself, "damn! I sure can't wait to Pennsylvania so I can show those crackas who's runnin shit NOW!!"

Lord.

Another Boring Post

Hey bloggers! Is it possible that my life has become this boring? Should I really accept that there is nothing blog-worthy about my life anymore? Well.... I guess it is what it is. For right now, I am completely blocked. I have no idea what to write about- at least nothing that I can imagine anyone wanting to read. But here is what I have been up to...

I finished a few more books. "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult was every bit as fantastic as everyone who has read it said it would be! I love love LOVED it!! I hated the mother, I thought the father was a bit sad, I adored Ana, and I was SICK when it was over. Great read. I read "Stone Cold" by David Baldacci... another political/murder thriller. Good beach read. I picked up "Lipstick Jungle" by Candace Bushnell because Mini said she was watching Season 1 on DVD and I figured, "hey! why not?" It was no Sec and the City, but I was a nice girly book... three grown women find love and success in the Big Apple. Bah.

Last Saturday I went to see Steve Harvey at the NJ PAC... I bought the tickets back in December and just recently realized that the show would be taped for his upcoming DVD... great. So like the Black people that we are, we walked in JUST as the show was starting and had to walk allllllll the way down to the front section. But Steve was HYSTERICAL... worth every penny and the stomach cramps that I got from laughing so hard. Afterwards we went to Buddakan(again)... I swear if I lived next door, I would soooooooo eat there every day! This time I had frog legs, lobster egg rolls, black cod, and passion fruit mousse parfait. **sigh** What a dream!!!! Anyway here's a pic...

Oh yeah and I forgot that I was supposed to post a picture of the flowers that came this week. Actually, I didn't forget, but when they came, they were all still buds, but now they are starting to open beautifully. So here are my laguna lilies.

And last but not least... yesterday I went to Dylans Candy Bar, otherwise known as HEAVEN!!!!!

Pink Saturday

Perfection. Sheer and complete perfection. The sun is shining, it's hot but not too hot, I'm off work, and I don't have ISH to do! Well... Besides sit in front of this Pathmark. But get this: in the first half hour I was here, I made almost $100! Location location LOCATION!!! I'm at the store in Edgewater, NJ where the wealthy people live; plus there's a Target, TJ Maxx, Party City, and Old Navy all in the same complex. This idea was sheer genius!! At this rate, I should be at my fundraising minimum ($1800)by the end of the weekend! Now if I could just walk those 40 miles :)

Dinnertime!!

I just got home from work and I am soooooo not hungry. But I took some chicken out Friday night and I really need to cook it before I have to toss it out. So this is what I came up with. Coconut curry chicken (compliments of a sauce I found at Whole Foods) with jasmine rice; okra, corn, and tomatoes; and for dessert, fresh pineapple and sangria (or champagne) sorbet (I did it, Mini! I cut it away from the cone just like you told me!). I was so exhausted when I finished (and pressed to watch Game 5), so I only tasted everything. But it was soooo good :)

Here Comes the Bride

Relax folks... Not me. I don't think I'll ever be that vision in white (and special thanks to yall out there in blogger land who have convinced me that I'm a circus freak for being 30 with no husband and/or kids!).

This is the story of another boring Saturday afternoon at your neighborhood pharmacy. I'm on the computer looking at the dinner menu at Legal Seafood for cheat weekend (five days good eating, two days not so great) when my technician says "does that lady have on a wedding dress?". I look around the corner and sure enough there is a full fledged bride (with her groom) in the first aid aisle with her train gathered in her hands and him frantically searching for the Benadryl. "Can I help you guys?". "My wife is having an allergic reaction to a bee sting! Where is the non drowsy Benadryl?"

Now because he truly did look panicked, I curbed my usual desire to be a smart ass. By definition, Benadryl makes you drowsy- that's what it does. But this man looked like he was about to weep with the sheer urgency of it all, so I just smiled calmly. "Where were you stung, ma'am?". "On the bottom of my foot."

**blink**

Putting aside yet another unnecessary question of how could you possibly get stung on the bottom of your foot with shoes on in a church, I ruled out true allergy (throat swelling, difficulty breathing), pointed them toward the Benadryl cream, and told her that should do the trick just fine. She looked mortified that her husband had her in a drugstore in her wedding haberdasherie for a simple bee sting, but oh well... They now have an interesting wedding story.

Week in Review

Week in review... this past week has been different. Last Friday I decided to really commit to losing weight. I completely cleaned out my refrigerator and then took a WONDERFUL trip to Whole Foods **sigh** LOVE WHOLE FOODS!! All these fresh fruits and vegetables and meat and... wait, stay away from the tomatoes, right? So lest you think that I'm not serious...



Last Saturday I was a vendor at the Morning Star Market. My church has a flea market-type deal where members who have businesses can sell their merchandise. I had a table to sell some of my breast cancer awareness merchandise to help raise money for the Avon Walk in October (yeah... SIDE EYE to those of you who still have not donated and KUDOS to those who have!). It was 983 degrees outside and it was not very well publicized, but I made $220!! YAY!! This was a picture of my table.
Oh yeah... a church acquaintance and her sister started a company making soy candles; it's called Yum Yum Candles. They were at the table next to me, so the entire time I kept looking oer at their stuff and trying to justify spending money while I was supposed to be making money! Anyway... the prices are very reasonable, and the candles smell FANTASTIC. Chocolate strawberry is my favorite I also bought violet lime, vanilla orchid, and delightful (a peachy scent). They also do room sprays. Support them!

And then... I bought myself a year-long delivery of flowers. So every two weeks I get a fresh batch of beautiful flowers delivered to my door :) I love flowers... first week is peonies.

Barack-o-Mania and More

Yes, yes... I got it from here first (thanks!!), but I am OVER THE MOON that these came today (I ordered three!)

So I won't belabor the point right now (even though Obama is my boyfriend!), but yall get the point: get out and BARACK THE VOTE!!!!!!!

So yesterday was my girlfriend's birthday (she turned 33) and we decided to go this new-ish spa in Queens. I saw it on the news a few weeks ago, but I was a little skeptical. The price and the location made me wonder about the cleanliness of it all, but I have NEVER been more happy to be wrong. New York Spa Castle was FANTASTIC. Here are some pictures from the website in case you are ever in the area.

The gold sauna room

One of the LED pools

Waterfall

The massage jets in the bade pool